Fence-post mold.



. 'UNITED sT TEs E OFFICE. l I ISAAC e. BRooKs, lWABASH,VIl\IDI\Al\I- 1,&.

FE No -PosTwoL-D. i,

No. &34,448. y

^ Specification ofLetters Patent. Application iiled Mmh 26,1906. Serial No. 308.024.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ISAAC G. BROOKS, a

` citizen of the United States, residing at Wabash, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Post Molds; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and'exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to molds for forming fence-posts; and one of the princpal objects of the same is to provide a mol which can be opened out after the post has been molded and provide a tray or supporting- 'board for removing the post from the mold in order that it may be dried and another post may be molded in the same mold.

Another object is to'provide simple and efficient means for forming the wirerooves in the post While the post is in the mo d and before its removal therefrom.

' Still another object is to provide a mold which may be adjusted for forming posts of different sizes.

These and other objects are attained by means of the Construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention, the ,nu-

meral 1 designates one of the side mem-bers of the mold. 2 is the base member of the mold, and 3 is the opposite side member thereof. These three members are connected together by hinges 4.

The side members 1 and 3 each comprises a plate or board having a longitudnal groove 5 eXtending nearly from end to end thereof and a .groove 6 near each end extending outward to the upper edge of the member. A

.series of slots 7 are formed in the upper edge of the member, said slots terminatng in a round aperature 8. 1

A tray or molding-board 9 is placed upon the base-board, and the purpose of this tray is to provide means for removing the post a er I line-wires of the fence. quired to form smaller posts, it is only necit has been molded to a position for drying, and thus rendering the mold available for forming another fence-post.

'As shown in'Fig. 1, the fence-post a is comfiosed of cement or other concrete substance aving embedded therein a number of longitudinal iron rods b to reinforce or strengthen the post. When 'the sides are 'moved at right angles to the base portion'on the hinges, the tray or mold-board at its edges rojects into the longitudinal groove in the sidb members of the mold, and top and bottom pieces may be applied in the vertical grooves to form a tight box or mold for the post. When the post is being molded and it is desired to form the slots for the fence-wres, the plates or" devices, such as shown in Fig. 3, are inserted in the slots in the side members 1 and 3, and after the, post has been molded these plates are withdrawn before the members 1 and 3 are separated from the post. The beaded edges of said plates form openings for the Should it -be reessary to lace plain plates' or boards of the required t ickness inside next to the members 1 and 3, as'will be understood. The members 1 and' 3 may be held in position for molding the 'posts by any suitable means, as by a hinged` bolt 10 or by other suitable means.

, Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of constructon'may be resorted `to without departing from the principle o'r sacrificing an of the advantages of this invention as deli n claims. 4

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

` 1. A fence -pos't mold comprising three members hinged together, the side members of the same being provided with slots at their upper edges, a removable mold-board for the fence-post and plates. rovided with enlar ed or beaded edges fitte in the slots of the sde ed by the appended members of the mold for forming the wirereceiving slots in the fence-post, said plates adapted to slide through the slots in the side lates for removing the same prior to openmg the side members of the mold, substani tially as described.

2. A fence-post mold comprising three members hinged to ether, said members being provided with s ots at their upper ed es, series of plates provided with enlarged or IIO beaded edges fitted in the Slots of the said In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set .members of the mold for forming the Wremy hand in presence of two subscribing Witrecevng Slots in the fence-post, said plates nesses. adapted to slide through the Slots in the said ISAAC G. BROOKS. plates and removing the same pror to open- Witnesses:

ing the side members of the mold, substan- D. F. BROOKS,

tially as described. JOHN B. TYER. 

